Hong Kong Day 7: Blooming at the Flower Market

After leisurely enjoying Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, my travel companion and I decided to separate ways in order for us to have our own “me” time, which I think is important when traveling in pairs or in groups.  For my alone time, I wanted very much to explore more of the street markets and shopping streets in the Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, and Prince Edward. 

This whole area  in Kowloon have distinct markets and shopping streets that give a colorful, authentic experience that you won’t see anywhere else in Hong Kong. For that afternoon, I particularly wanted to see Flower Market, Bird Street, and Goldfish Market in the Prince Edward area, which are all accessible on foot and can be leisurely explored in the course of even the latter part of an afternoon.

Like most anywhere else in the world where commerce thrived, the streets in this area are literally named after the dominant produce or ware being sold in that area.  So the Flower Market, as expected, is located along nowhere else but Flower Market Road.

The whole street is literally a street with rows and rows of shops selling nothing but flowers. There were so many varieties and arrangements. The flowers and the colors were simply just a joy to photograph.

The flowers were so pretty that I definitely wished I wasn’t a tourist but just a local going about my shopping and bring the flowers home, just like these women.

More pictures of the flowers at the Flower Market:

 

I like going to shopping streets like this whenever I travel because they really give a great local flavor to the experience, and are far from being tourist traps. Visiting the Flower Market, I got a slice of Hong Kong life that few tourists get to see (much less appreciate) and what’s even better, admission is free. 🙂

Wishing you fabulous travels.  Cheers! 🙂